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Curmudgeon' s Corner. I blame it on the heat. (3)

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Just seen your reply raisingirl  - l can just imagine "That's my girl !"
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    edited January 2019
    I rather like Princess Anne's attitude to being "royal" and not lumbering her offspring with titles.   However, she could have said, "Fine, as far as I know", tho quite why the thought she was likely to give out any info is beyond me.   

    Our posty has a master key to our post box at the gate so anything too big for the slot but under 30cm cub can be left in there if we don't answer the bell at the gate.   We installed that because 35 kilos of bouncing, barking Bonzo Labrador puts people off coming in to try the front door bell.

    WE - our dogs bark at knocks and doorbells on TV!  They also know when someone is at the gate or even just passing in the road and let us and them know.  Loads of noise and waggy tails too.   Hopeless as guard dogs then, despite appearances
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    While queuing in the supermarket the other day, I noticed several people had filled their trolleys with duplicate non-perishables. I thought this was a bit weird and promptly forgot about it in the thrill of loading my singular items onto the belt.
    I've suddenly realised what was going  on. They were panic buying😱
    Should I join in? Will i regret my smugness as I'm eeking (how do you spell that?)out my last few sheets of toilet paper come April Fool's Day?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Are you sure it's April Fool's day they are planning for and not reacting the weather forecast for approximately 2mm of snow on Tuesday morning?
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    OMG I'll be waiting outside Sainsbury's when it opens. Thanks for the heads up @raisingirl
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
     :) 
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Panic buying pre-B***** is pointless anyway.  If we believe the press and TV coverage, the world will end on the 29th of March.  Can you imagine how you would feel if you wasted your money on stuff you wouldn't be able to use? :D
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Are you sure it's April Fool's day they are planning for and not reacting the weather forecast for approximately 2mm of snow on Tuesday morning?
    There's probably been a Daily Mail headline along the lines of 'The Beast From The East 2: It's back, and this time it's personal'.

    I hope we do get some snow before the weekend. My garden is lacking in birds for the Big Garden Birdwatch and a bit of cold weather always bolsters their numbers.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    edited January 2019
    I can't remember how far up the hill you are @wild edges, but you're in with a chance, I think https://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/discussion.asp
    B3 in London, rather less so 
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    We're bang on the 1000ft line according to my walking GPS. I'm debating whether to have Monday off work to go walking somewhere with the family or to have Tuesday off to enjoy the snow.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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